Europe vs OECD: Forest land — Area

Europe
1.04 million 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
1.12 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Europe rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Forest land — Area over time

  • Europe
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.12 million 1000 ha against 1.04 million 1000 ha in Europe, a difference of 84,540 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Europe's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 1.00 million 1000 ha 1.09 million 1000 ha 90,609 1000 ha OECD
2000s 1.01 million 1000 ha 1.11 million 1000 ha 93,132 1000 ha OECD
2010s 1.03 million 1000 ha 1.12 million 1000 ha 92,757 1000 ha OECD
2020s 1.04 million 1000 ha 1.12 million 1000 ha 86,902 1000 ha OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Europe or OECD?
OECD, at 1.12 million 1000 ha against 1.04 million 1000 ha in Europe as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Europe and OECD?
84,540 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and OECD?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Europe and OECD rank globally for forest land — area?
Europe ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.